Speaker Directory
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    Doc Blackburn
    IT Risk and Compliance Manager/SANS Instructor, University of Colorado Denver/SANS Institute

    Doc Blackburn has over 30 years of experience in system and software design, server and network administration, and programming. Doc ran a successful consulting firm until he found his passion was in cybersecurity. He has vast experience at various levels of information technology from technical support to security leadership roles.

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    Kent Blackwell
    Director, Penetration Testing Team, Schellman

    Kent Blackwell is a Director at Schellman, helping lead their penetration testing and offensive security practice. Kent has over fifteen years of experience serving clients in a multitude of industries, including the Department of Defense and top cloud service providers. He got his start in penetration testing evaluating systems as a civilia...

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    Thomas Blade
    Presales System Engineer, Arctic Wolf
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    Michael Blaha
    Sr. Director, Cloud Operations, NucleusHealth

    Michael Blaha is currently Sr. Director of Cloud Operations and Security at NucleusHealth. Throughout his career, Michael has made a focus of integrating security and cloud native principles into his delivery and operations teams in both the healthcare payer and healthcare Software-as-a-Service space.

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    JP Blaho
    Market Insights Leader, Arbor Networks

    John Paul (JP) Blaho currently leads the Market Insights group for Arbor Networks, and is a seasoned Product and Solutions professional with more than 15 years in the product and services marketing ares in IT. With eight years focused specifically on network security solutions, JP has developed a focus on understanding the buyer journey for E...

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    Samuel Blaney
    Director Cybersecurity, Georgia Technology Authority

    Sam is the Director of Cybersecurity & Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) at GTA and is a Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) retired. Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) Office of Information Security (OIS) is the premier strategic partner for all state and local government organizations in support of a strong State Cyber Security posture. GTA OIS,...

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    Joseph Blankenship
    VP, Research Director, Forrester Research

    Joseph supports security and risk (S&R) leaders, helping clients develop security strategies and make informed cybersecurity decisions. As a research director, he leads the analyst team researching security leadership, the role of the CISO, detection and response, and Forrester’s Zero Trust model. His research focuses on insider risk manageme...

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    Donovan Blaylock
    Sr. Director of Solutions, SecureAuth
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    Naheed Bleecker
    BISO, RWE
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    Erik Bloch
    VP, Information Security, Illumio

    Erik Bloch has been in the security field for nearly 35 years, starting his career in the U.S. Army before joining Cisco’s first security team and founding the CSIRT team. Over the years, he has led security efforts at major companies like Salesforce, Sprinklr, NTT, and Atlassian, as well as fast-moving startups such as SenSage, AppDirect, an...

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    Robert Block
    SVP, Identity Strategy, SecureAuth

    As a Senior Vice President of Identity Strategy at SecureAuth, Robert Block is responsible for helping execute on SecureAuth’s strategic vision. Considered a thought leader in IAM, Robert interacts with customers, vendors, and leading industry analysts on the state of Identity and Access Management on a regular basis. Robert has over 19 years...

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    Mark Bloom
    Director of Product Marketing, Security & Compliance, Sumo Logic

    Mark Bloom has more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development across financial services and high tech industries. His previous roles include Cisco, Compuware, SonicWall/Dell, Trend Micro and more.

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    Deborah Blyth
    CISO, State of Colorado
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    Robert Blythe
    VP, InfoSec & Technology Risk Manager, WWE

    Robert has over 30 years of Information Technology experience and has been a leader in the cybersecurity space for almost a decade. His areas of expertise are in Cybersecurity Operations and Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity Engineering, Information Security and Governance, Data Privacy and Compliance, and Technology Risk Management.

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    Brian Bobo
    CISO, Sun Country Airlines

    Brian Bobo is the Chief Information Security Office for Sun Country Airlines in Eagan, Minnesota. He is responsible for all aspects of the security and disaster recovery strategy, implementation, and effectiveness. Sun Country Airlines focuses on vacation destinations taking vacationers to the tropical beaches of Mexico, Costa Rica, and the...

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    Kevin Bocek
    VP, Security Strategy & Threat Intelligence, Venafi

    Kevin Bocek is a leading subject matter expert in machine identity protection. With more than 16 years in the IT security industry, Kevin has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post, among many others. Before joining Venafi in 2012, Kevin spent almost two decades working for several leading IT secu...

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    Brittany Bodane
    Senior Product Marketing Manager, AppOmni

    Brittany Bodane is a Senior Product Marketer at AppOmni, where she works closely with security leaders, customers, and partners to better understand and communicate evolving SaaS security challenges. She translates these insights into strategies and education that help organizations secure their SaaS environments. Passionate about learning fr...

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    Sridhar Boddula
    Head of Security Engineering, MassMutual

    Sridhar Boddula is a cybersecurity executive leader and Head of Security Engineering at MassMutual, where he leads enterprise security modernization across identity, cloud, and data protection, driving digital trust, operational resilience, and business-aligned cybersecurity transformation at scale.

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    Eric Bodkin
    Director, Endpoint Recovery Services, CrowdStrike

    Eric Bodkin leads the delivery of Endpoint Recovery Services for CrowdStrike. Based out of the greater Denver area, Eric leads service engagements focused on the rapid recovery and remediation of endpoints in response to a cyber incident. Eric has more than 15 years of experience in incident response, forensic investigation, cybersecurity ope...

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    Bjorn Boe
    Principal Solutions Engineer, Lacework

    Bjorn is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Lacework with over 20 years experience helping customers find better ways to build, run, manage and secure their software workloads.

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    Julie Boehl
    Director, Information Security, Southwestern Energy
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    Chris Boehm
    Global Field CISO, SentinelOne

    Chris Boehm currently works as the Global Field CISO at SentinelOne. As a cybersecurity thought leader, he drives strategy and works closely with some of the largest organizations in the world. Prior to SentinelOne, he was a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft in the Azure Security engineering division. In his 5 years at Microsoft, he focused...

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    Amy Bogac
    CISO, Baker Tilly US

    Amy Bogac was most recently the CISO and Vice President of Enterprise Security and Infrastructure at The Clorox Company. With a passion for securing great brands, Amy previously led the Global Information Security and Infrastructure department for CF Industries, was the Director of IT Security Operations for the Walgreen Company, a member of ...

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    Eric Boivin
    Sr. Technical Platform Specialist, Flare
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    Stas Bojoukha
    CEO, Compyl
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    Micki Boland
    Global Cybersecurity Architect & Check Point Evangelist, Check Point

    Micki Boland is a cybersecurity warrior and evangelist with Check Point Software Technologies Office of the CTO. A practitioner with 20 years in IT, cybersecurity, emerging technology innovation, Micki holds ISC2 CISSP, Master of Science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, MBA with Global Security concentra...

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    Jennifer Bolling
    Regional Director, Cyber/Professional Liability - Midsouth Region, USI Insurance

    Jennifer Bolling is a Regional Cyber Director for the Executive & Professional Risk Solutions (EPS) Practice within the Midsouth Region and is based out of the Atlanta, GA office. Jennifer specializes in consulting and broking services for Cyber and Professional Liability and her responsibilities include assessment of exposures, coverage and ...

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    Ashley Bolton
    CISO, Jefferson County, Colorado
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    Susan Bond
    Consultant, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

    As a technical project leader for over 20 years, Susan Bond has delivered solutions across several industries including Energy, Technology, Logistics Real Estate, and Higher Education. Susan was the Technical Lead for the implementation of network, cybersecurity, visualization, SCADA, and analytics infrastructure during construction and trans...

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    Justine Bone
    Executive Director, Crypto ISAC

    Justine Bone is the Executive Director of Crypto ISAC, leading global collaboration on threat intelligence and resilience for the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem. A recognized leader in cybersecurity and risk management, she has driven major enterprise security initiatives at Bloomberg LP and Dow Jones, and previously served as CEO of...

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    Sarah Bonton
    Security Technical Program Manager, Blue Yonder
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    Mia Boom-Ibes
    Vice President, Information Security Strategy, Innovation and Analytics, Allstate Insurance Company

    Mia Boom-Ibes is Vice President, Security Innovation, Strategy and Analytics, ATSV for Allstate Insurance Company. In this role, she is responsible for Allstate's cybersecurity strategy and priorities. She manages relationships with key business and technology stakeholders to ensure alignment and oversees architectural standards to enable con...

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    Steve Boone
    Head of Product, Checkmarx

    Over the last decade, Steve Boone has helped hundreds of global clients with their strategic adoption of secure DevOps best practices. A frequent speaker at DevOps Enterprise Summit, and DevOps World, Steve has shared his expertise on Secure Continuous Delivery, Value Stream Management, and Agile best practices. Today, Steve is the Head of Pr...

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    Derek Booth
    Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service

    U.S. Secret Service Supervisory Special Agent Derek Booth is a founding member and coordinator of the Mountain West Cyber Fraud Task Force (MWCFTF) which consists of 300+ members of federal, state and local law enforcement, network security personnel, private business owners, and academia partners in the Rocky Mountain Region. The MWCFTF’s m...

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    Billy Boozer
    VP of AI Strategy & Product Innovation, Dualboot Partners
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    Jonathan Borgesen
    Technical Director of Security, EchoStor

    As Technical Director of Security at EchoStor Technologies, Jonathan leads the organization’s comprehensive security practice. He focuses on building strong security programs that align with modern trends, ensuring customers meet both their security and business objectives.

    With more than 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity ind...

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    Brandon Borodach
    Field CTO, Sumo Logic

    Brandon K. Borodach is a cybersecurity thought leader and Field CTO at Sumo Logic, specializing in SIEM evolution, detection engineering, and cloud security. With deep expertise in security analytics, AI-driven threat detection, and multi-platform SIEM strategies, he has helped organizations modernize their security operations. Brandon has le...

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    Donald Borsay
    Director of Security Solutions, HCH Enterprises
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    Serge Borso
    Community Instructor, SANS Institute

    Serge Borso is the founder and CEO of SpyderSec, an organization specializing in penetration testing, security awareness training, and OSINT. He also resides on the board of directors for the Denver OWASP chapter and teaches with the SANS Institute. He is an expert in a variety of information security fields, having served in many roles in th...

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    Rick Bosworth
    Director, Product Marketing - Cloud, SentinelOne

    Rick Bosworth is an engineer turned product manager and marketer, bringing an uncommon technical perspective to enterprise GTM strategy and execution for almost two decades. At SentinelOne, his focus in cybersecurity—in particular cloud workloads, IoT, and user endpoint security—has provided expertise to the rapidly-evolving challenges across...

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    Eric C. Botts
    Director, Global Cybersecurity Program, University of St. Thomas

    Eric Botts is Director, Global Cybersecurity Program and Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of St. Thomas teaching courses on Cyber Warfare, Cyber Ethics, Geopolitical Risk, Digital Governance, and Introduction to Enterprise Cybersecurity. Mr. Botts is a lecturer at the Women’s Institute of Houston teaching a cours...

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    Michael Boucher
    Executive Director, Global Information Security, JLL
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    Katie Boudreau
    Cyber Talent Director, Mastercard; Secretary & Founder, WiCyS St. Louis Metro
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    Shu Bouisset
    BISO, NCR Voyix
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    Brian Boulanger
    VP, Information Technology, Hart Medical Equipment
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    Sean Boulter
    Principal Security Engineer, Salt Security

    Sean Boulter is a technical leader with Salt Security where he helps his customers protect their APIs from abuse and keep their customers’ data secure. His career in IT and consulting spans three decades and covers a wide variety of infrastructure platforms and several industries including fintech, finserv, insurance, healthcare, medtech, and...

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    Justin Bourgeois
    Sales Engineer, Mimecast

    Justin Bourgeois is a Solution Engineer at Mimecast. He has a background in implementation project management, IT consulting and has spent his off time programming as a hobby. Justin’s main responsibility is educating people about the ever-evolving threat landscape that not only threatens their infrastructure but also their partners and the g...

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    Rodrique Boutros
    Global Telco/SI Architects, Americas Sales, Check Point

    Rodrique has been with Check Point Software for nine years. He has more than 18 years of industry experience in IT networking and network security. The past four years, he has been focused on cloud security, supporting the Check Point field as a Data Center Virtualization and Cloud Security Solution Architect within the Americas.